it isn't always a new pornographers song

[soulful_tiger]

I am a tiger
I feed on the stale breath
behind your downturned mouth
The moments you open it to say
"not yet"
my chest heaves

I am a tiger
my teeth ache to grind
your flimsy excuses
my jaw is a brace of
rusty metal stuck smiling
when you put your fingers on my lips
it reminds me that
its hinged stiff in a worn out place

I am a tiger
your eyes
when they don't look at me
they burn ciggarette holes into my skin

I'm working on healing
trying on unfeeling
we're all just trying
on our best